nick-of-time
English
Etymology
From in the nick of time.
Adjective
nick-of-time (not comparable)
- just-in-time
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:just in time
- 2022 November 1, Bret Stephens, “Putin Is Starting to Do What Won Him a War 7 Years Ago”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- So far, we’ve had a policy of nick-of-time delivery of critical weaponry, such as the Javelin and Stinger missiles that saved Kyiv at the beginning of the war and HIMARS, the rocket systems that turned the tide of war over the summer.